Actual Business Thread #2

[Dravyk]

For what it's worth, two things. They say for writers, "write what you know". Just as that doesn't have to be the case -- Jules Verne never got to the moon or the center of the earth -- it might be a good thing for business too. Like Verne, it certainly doesn't have to be, but it doesn't hurt.

Second, I've spent the last eight or nine months, going through, reading business articles to put on MW. I've glanced at, skimmed, looked at and often read completely several thousand articles now. Some by morons, many by real experts (as opposed to pseudo-gurus). One thing that has come up often as a theme, and one which I am taking to heart in a new venture I'm working on, is do what you enjoy and try and make a business out of that.

HP said that earlier with "But with that said some of the most successful sites on the web have been created out of a true passion by their creator." And that's been true for Green Guy, PK, Dokk and his radio, JFK and his photography and tons of other adult and mainstream successes.

It's something I know that personally has been missing from many of my past business projects -- not much "soul", not enough "heart".

So, naw, Ryan. If it's something your passionate about, I say give it a whirl.

[RyanLanane]

Thanks Dravyk, I couldn't agree more with you about working on something you are passionate about. I wonder in this industry how many people truly enjoy the work they do even though they make $100K + a year...

I read a poll somewhere not long ago, might of been askmen.com and roughly 80% of men placed the importance of enjoying their job above the fianancial aspects when looking for new work.

It was also stated that a man having a job he was happy with was more likely to live a long and healthy life than a man who was very affluent living a good sex life. Who knows where they got this from, but I do remember reading it and being pretty shell shocked. Now, not so much ....

I have worked jobs laying new subflooring, 10 hour shifts, and at least 4 new backaches a day in the last couple of months and come home happier than I ever did in the normal years of the adult internet.

Now the years I was makign shitloads of money, had no worries, and this business was pure fun... That is an entirely different story

[RyanLanane]

BTW, Hell Puppy you would be very suprised..

And the information out there, it is the same information plagerized over and oevr until you get to the point where you quit clicking links because you know you will see the same stuff. There are no real communities out there I have found for a majority of the things you would expect there to be.

There are some, sure, but they are not reliable and consistent .. They don't offer you 24/7/365 - It is more like one hour a week or month the site has everyone get together type of thing. You could bookmark 500 of those things and pry find support any time of the night, but not like I expected to find when I looked...

[Hell Puppy]

Originally Posted by Dravyk

For what it's worth, two things. They say for writers, "write what you know". Just as that doesn't have to be the case -- Jules Verne never got to the moon or the center of the earth -- it might be a good thing for business too. Like Verne, it certainly doesn't have to be, but it doesn't hurt.

Second, I've spent the last eight or nine months, going through, reading business articles to put on MW. I've glanced at, skimmed, looked at and often read completely several thousand articles now. Some by morons, many by real experts (as opposed to pseudo-gurus). One thing that has come up often as a theme, and one which I am taking to heart in a new venture I'm working on, is do what you enjoy and try and make a business out of that.

HP said that earlier with "But with that said some of the most successful sites on the web have been created out of a true passion by their creator." And that's been true for Green Guy, PK, Dokk and his radio, JFK and his photography and tons of other adult and mainstream successes.

It's something I know that personally has been missing from many of my past business projects -- not much "soul", not enough "heart".

So, naw, Ryan. If it's something your passionate about, I say give it a whirl.

I've been saying this for years and it most definitely applies to adult. The sites/niches that I am successful at are those that I know and like myself. You gotta still have a little bit of that horny surfer eye to understand the psychology and properly market the site.

Meanwhile, I cant sell a gay site to save my life. I just dont understand what's hot about having a big ole set of hairy sweaty balls across your nose.

It's also no coincidence that our most successful mainstream sites also again tie to something that we have a genuine interest in.